Trailer crashes into two vehicles before stopping

A trailer ended up striking two vehicles before stopping this morning in Jasper when it became unhitched from a semi-tractor

According to police, John Wininger, 56, of Washington, was driving a 2000 Peterbilt semi-tractor east on 2nd Avenue when the trailer he was pulling became unhitched. The trailer rolled into oncoming traffic into the path of a 2017 Toyota Prius driven by MIlton Lewis, 80, of Illinois, that was traveling westbound at the time. Lewis attempted to swerve out of the way of the trailer but it struck the rear driver side of the car.

Brandy Wininger, 48, of of Jasper, was following Lewis’s vehicle in a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. She was unable to avoid the trailer and it struck her vehicle head-on. The trailer then rolled over to the side of the road where it struck a telephone pole before stopping.

According to police, no injuries were reported at the scene.

Police estimated damages to the Prius to be about $1,200 while the Jeep was considered a total loss.